"The View" host calls out MAGA co-host Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin got into a disagreement over Vice President Kamala Harris' brief mask removal Salon · Apr 12, 2022
Vice President Harris to talk about unions and meet with labor leaders Tuesday in Philly PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris is coming to Philadelphia on Tuesday to speak about labor organizing and collective bargaining, part of the White House’s push to prioritize blue-collar workers. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 12, 2022
Maskless Political Elites Party in D.C. While Bringing Back Mandates for the Commoners Kamala Harris is only human, says Jen Psaki. Reason · Apr 12, 2022
Much ado about Doug: second gentleman takes spotlight at Shakespeare debate Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris’s husband, argues in a mock trial hosted by the Shakespeare Theatre Company and presided over by Stephen Breyer The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2022
White House plans to blunt medical debts for veterans and home borrowers WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris announced new steps designed to reduce the cost of federal home loans for Americans saddled with medical debt and make it easier for veterans to have health care bills forgiven during an event Monday at the White House. Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2022
Erika D. Smith: On the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson will be a symbol. But she's also human Vice President Kamala Harris didn't need to show up at the Capitol on Thursday to preside over the final vote confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2022
The 47th, Old Vic review: A hideously transformative turn from Bertie Carvel as Trump Mike Bartlett’s blank-verse drama about Trump running for president (again) is eloquent and clever, but has surprisingly little to say Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2022
The 47th review – Bertie Carvel is devilishly good but this Trumpian satire feels too soon Mike Bartlett’s script turns US politics into Shakepearean comedy but falls oddly flat despite magnetising performances The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022
Jackson's speech highlights US race struggles, progress Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's speech at the White House went to the heart of both the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans in her lifetime The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022
Durbin, Lightfoot, Raoul, Moseley Braun: At Ketanji Brown Jackson White House Supreme Court fete Said Mayor Lightfoot: “Being a Black woman and ascending to the heights” that Jackson “has gotten to” means “you’ve been through it all, through every fight, you know, every trick, and you know how they don’t want us to succeed.” Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 9, 2022
Jackson confirmation speech notes US race struggle, progress Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's speech at the White House on Friday went to the heart of both the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans in her lifetime The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
Mood as light as spring air as Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers words to remember After 232 years, a Black woman is on the supreme court – and the atmosphere on a sunny Washington day was celebratory The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022
More politicians test positive for COVID-19 as virus spreads among DC power players Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock both tested positive for COVID-19 late Thursday after casting their vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, making them the latest in a string of Washington D.C. power players to contract the virus. Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022
‘We have come a long way’: Justice-to-be Ketanji Brown Jackson Jackson, the first Black woman ever confirmed to the US Supreme Court, says her appointment is ‘honour of a lifetime’. Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2022
Axios · Apr 8, 2022 Biden: Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation "a moment of real change" "We're going to look back and see this as a moment of real change in American history," Biden said.
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022 Biden blasts ‘verbal abuse’ from Republicans during Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings President Joe Biden blasted Republican attacks against Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her confirmation hearings during a celebration of her ascent to the Supreme Court on Friday.
Roll Call · Apr 8, 2022 Ketanji Brown Jackson nods to history in first remarks after Supreme Court confirmation - Roll Call The event celebrated a historic moment for the country, and Jackson spoke of civil rights struggles that got her there.
Reason · Apr 8, 2022 "Should We Regulate Foreign Speech?" Some thoughts for me responding to Rick Hasen's, in a Balkinization symposium on Rick's new book, "Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It"
Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022 Pelosi’s infection brings COVID-19 closer than ever to Biden President Joe Biden spent an hour with Nancy Pelosi in the two days before she tested positive for COVID-19, including an embrace and a kiss on the cheek — yet the White House insisted Thursday he doesn’t qualify as a “close contact” of the House speaker.
The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022 ‘It means the world to us’: Black lawmakers’ euphoria greets Jackson confirmation Congressional Black Caucus hails ‘historic pick’ of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman in the supreme court’s 232-year existence
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022 Lydia Wilson: ‘People slightly take the brakes off their misogyny when they talk about Ivanka Trump’ Eight years after playing Kate Middleton in a ‘future history’ play, the British actor is now playing Donald Trump’s ‘ambiguous’ daughter Ivanka in another. She speaks to Isobel Lewis about offensive casting, disgusted audiences, and why theatre actors need to get their hands dirty
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 8, 2022 Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives us reason to hope Her confirmation was expected but still a joy to behold.
Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022 Democrats revel in history during Supreme Court confirmation vote WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t hold back a broad smile and a crack in her voice as she guided the Senate’s final steps to confirming the first Black woman to the Supreme Court Thursday.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022 Obamas, students cheer high court's 1st Black female justice Lawmakers erupted in cheers after Vice President Kamala Harris announced the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2022 Jackson confirmed as the first black woman in US Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in its 233-year history.